Packaging Sourcing Specialist — Cost, Suppliers & Innovation

Harvest Food Group; Naperville, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Food Group in Naperville, IL is seeking a Sourcing Specialist – Packaging to manage sourcing, procurement, and supplier relationships for packaging materials, ensuring on-time delivery, quality, and the best total cost.

You will partner with Procurement, Planning, Production, Quality, R&D, Customer Service and suppliers to source cartons, films, labels, and other packaging components, negotiate pricing, lead times, and MOQs, and track supplier performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in purchasing, sourcing, procurement, or supply chain.
• Experience sourcing packaging materials, preferably within food or consumer products manufacturing.
• Strong negotiation and supplier-management skills.
• Experience working with ERP systems; Plex experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers, projects, and priorities.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Source packaging materials including cartons, corrugated cases, bags, films, labels, liners, totes, pallets, and other packaging components.
• Develop and maintain qualified packaging suppliers.
• Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations and negotiate pricing, terms, lead times, MOQs, and payment terms.
• Identify opportunities to reduce packaging cost through competitive sourcing, specification changes, volume leverage, and supplier negotiations.
• Maintain accurate pricing and supplier information within the ERP system.
• Monitor market conditions and identify packaging cost trends and risks.
• Ensure packaging materials are available to support the production schedule.
• Coordinate packaging samples and trials with suppliers.
• Support BOM development and packaging component setup in the ERP system.

Skills

Packaging sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier management

ERP systems

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Operations, or related field

Tools

Plex

Job description

Harvest Food Group in Naperville, IL is seeking a Sourcing Specialist – Packaging to manage sourcing, procurement, and supplier relationships for packaging materials, ensuring on-time delivery, quality, and the best total cost.

You will partner with Procurement, Planning, Production, Quality, R&D, Customer Service and suppliers to source cartons, films, labels, and other packaging components, negotiate pricing, lead times, and MOQs, and track supplier performance.